Breakthrough Science & Claims Testing

2 July 2025

Registration & Welcome Coffee

Breakthrough Science & Claim Substantiation

10:00 - 10:30

KEYNOTE: Cosmetic Claims: Past, Present, and Future – Navigating Science, Regulation, and Consumer Trust

Speaker

  • Dr Theresa Callaghan Cosmetic Claims Development, Author & Scientific Affairs Specialist - Callaghan Consulting International

10:30 - 11:00

11:00 - 11:30

Future Claims – What Will We Say, How Will We Measure It and What Will It Mean

Speaker

  • Daniel Whitby Chief Scientist SMINK Laboratories - Vice President Society of Cosmetic Scientists

11:30 - 12:00

Skin Barrier

Speaker

Panel Debate

12:00 - 12:30

Panel Debate

Lunch Break

Skin Science & Technologies

13:30 - 14:00

KEYNOTE: Dry Skin – More than just a lack of water

Speaker

14:00 - 14:30

Open for Submissions!

14:30 - 15:00

Open for Submissions!

Tea & Coffee Break

Hair Products & Appliances

15:30 - 16:00

KEYNOTE: Conditioning Our Hair – A multiscale and interdisciplinary task

Speaker

16:00 - 16:30

Targeted Lantionisation of Hair

Speaker

16:30 - 17:00

Open for Submissions!

Poster Presentations & Drinks Reception

17:00 - 18:00

Student Poster Presentations

18:00 - 19:00

Posters & Networking Drinks

3 July 2025

Registration & Welcome Coffee

Sensory Benefits & Testing Part 1

09:00 - 09:30

Open for Submissions!

09:30 - 10:00

KEYNOTE:

10:00 - 10:30

Let’s Not Forget the Consumer

Speaker

Tea & Coffee Break

Sensory Benefits & Testing Part 2

11:00 - 11:30

Open for Submissions!

11:30 - 12:00

Open for Submissions!

Lunch Break

Breakthrough Claims Testing Methods Part 1

13:30 - 14:00

14:00 - 14:30

Novel Mechanical Testing for Hair

Speaker

Tea & Coffee Break

Breakthrough Claims Testing Methods Part 2

15:00 - 15:30

Image Analysis for Skin

15:30 - 16:00

Open for Submissions!